Wisconsin-River Falls will shoot for its third straight NCAA Division III championship with a bye to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. The Falcons, champions of the WIAC, are one of 13 teams that make up this year’s D-III women’s tournament field, announced on Sunday night. Two other teams were awarded first-round byes and will … Read more
The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team has named McKenzie Revering new assistant coach. Revering, a native of Alexandria, Minn., joins the Saints after a solid playing career and years of developing top hockey talent. “We are extremely excited to announce our new assistant coach, McKenzie Revering,” said Saints head coach Sydney Brodt in a news … Read more
Hamline has named Jake Bobrowski the new head coach for the women’s hockey team. During the 2024-25 season, Bobrowski served as the head coach for the Northland women’s team. He had previously been announced as the head coach for Beloit for the 2025-26 season after Northland closed at the end of last season. “We are … Read more
Whitney Colbert has stepped down from her position as Hamline head women’s hockey coach. “I want to sincerely thank Whitney for her dedicated service to Hamline University and our women’s hockey program,” said Hamline assistant VP/athletic director Alex Focke in a statement. “She has continued to elevate our team and program and led with integrity … Read more
St. Olaf has announced the hiring of Ashley Holmes as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Holmes joins Johnson’s staff after spending two seasons as the director of operations for the Minnesota women’s hockey team. Prior to that, she served as an assistant coach at fellow MIAC member Augsburg for nine seasons. “Ashley … Read more
St. Catherine has announced the hiring of Kayla Chilstrom as the Wildcats’ new head hockey coach. Chilstrom, the program’s assistant for the past three seasons, is the fourth coach headed into the program’s 29th season. “I want to personally thank (athletic director) Eric Stacey and the athletic department for believing in me to lead this … Read more
St. Scholastica has hired Sydney Brodt as the next Saints women’s hockey head coach. Brodt, a former NCAA Division I hockey player for Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs from 2016 to 2020, was only one of two players in program history to captain the team for three seasons. “It is a proud day for the College of … Read more
For leading her team to a 24-3-1 record heading into the semifinals of the NCAA Division III women’s tournament, Elizabeth Bauer of Augsburg has been chosen by her peers as the 2025 CCM/AHCA Women’s Division III Coach of the Year. It is the first time that an Augsburg coach has been so honored and just … Read more
Former Wisconsin-Eau Claire player Elizabeth Bauer moved up from an assistant coaching position with the Auggies.
Saint Mary’s has announced the hiring of Heath Isaacson as the new women’s hockey head coach. Isaacson, who takes over for Chad Davis, who left for the Adrian head coaching job, comes to Saint Mary’s following an inaugural season as the head coach of the women’s hockey program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and … Read more
Adrian has announced the hiring of Chad Davis as the head coach of the women’s hockey team. Davis will return to Adrian for his second stint as head coach. Overall, Davis has compiled a career coaching record of 193-80-21. “We are excited to have Coach Davis return to Adrian College as he brings in a … Read more
Maine has announced the hiring of McKenna Wesloh as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Wesloh’s most recent experience includes a part-time assistant coaching role at Hamline and head coach responsibilities for the Monarchs U16 AAA team in Minnesota. She was also a volunteer coach for the Maple Grove High School girls team … Read more
Gianna Gasparini, the Gustavus Adolphus hockey player who was driving the car during the 2023 crash that killed teammate Jori Jones, was charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, on Aug. 16, 2024. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both. Gasparini did not play during the 2023-24 … Read more
The WCHA has announced that Michelle McAteer is the conference’s new commissioner. McAteer, who replaces Tracy Dill, joins the WCHA from Augsburg, where she served as the women’s hockey head coach for the past 14 seasons. “I am thrilled and honored to be the next commissioner of the WCHA,” said McAteer in a statement. “I … Read more
Andrea Peterson, assistant women’s hockey coach at Gustavus Adolphus and the program’s most decorated player, has been promoted to associate head coach of the team. “I couldn’t be more excited and proud to announce the promotion of Andrea to associate head coach,” said Gusties head coach Mike Carroll in a statement. “Over her time here … Read more
St. Scholastica has hired Natasha Hawkins as the new assistant coach for the women’s hockey team. Hawkins joins the staff after serving as the head coach at Northland for the 2023-24 season. She was originally hired as assistant coach at Northland in 2022. While at Northland, Hawkins was also the strength and conditioning coach. “We … Read more
The St. Olaf College community is mourning the loss of athletic director Ryan Bowles, who passed away from cancer on June 19, 2024. Bowles was 45 years old. Hired as St. Olaf’s athletic director in July 2015, Bowles oversaw the college’s 26 varsity sports teams, as well as sports medicine, athletic performance, event management, facility … Read more
Our lovely season known as Women’s D-III Hockey has come to an end. The All-American awards for East/West have been announced, now, we’ll announce this year’s USCHO awards! This was one of the best, if not the best season to date for women’s D-III hockey in terms of seeing an undefeated 31-0-0 UW-River Falls winning … Read more
We’ve gotten down to four teams remaining who’ll travel to River Falls, WI for the Women’s D-III Frozen Four this Friday & Sunday (3/15 & 3/17/24). We’ve got: Elmira (22-7-1) vs Middlebury (18-6-4) Adrian (28-2-0) vs UW-River Falls (29-0-0) First, we must recap the weekend which featured four quarterfinal matchups which featured a pair of … Read more
Conference championship weekend is upon us, we’ll get to see what the west has in store for us, will we see upsets? There’re a few intriguing matchups on deck that could shake up things quite a bit. We’ll look at this past weekend and what we have ahead to watch out for this weekend. MIAC … Read more